Smith Westerns headline the El Rey Theater on Saturday, August 10. Forming in 2007, Smith Westerns have managed to tour both the U.S and Europe, touring with bands such as MGMT, Florence and The Machine, GIrls, and Passion Pit. They’ve claimed the youthful and glam rock approach to pop making them timeless and lush band. […]

After years of recording, Ariel Pink makes his official Paw Tracks debut with “The Doldrums”. Originally it was a handmade CD-R released by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, and was discovered by Animal Collective. It immediately became a favorite. Pink self records at home with only a guitar, keyboard, and 9-track. His music is highly addictive, […]

Since their first appearance last summer, Sir Sly have been running with their mysterioso, dark knight, forms. Their monochromatic blend of vigilante pop leaves onlookers with nothing more than a pair of hot tracks and a hero to look at. Their newest 7″ will be revealed next month on Neon Gold. This superhero-of-a-band consists of […]

Formed in Stockholm, Shout Out Louds found an international audience during the early 2000s with their peppy Swedish pop. The five-piece band started writing music in no time, the first three songs formed the basis of their first demo tape. Their music caught the attention of Sweden’s Bud Fox Recordings and quickly got signed. By […]

Finally after countless EPs and singles, comes the debut album by Tamaryn, Tender New Signs. Tamaryn’s earlier material was rooted in traditional goth-psych overtones, but Tender New Signs is an incredible step forward. The songs on the album combine driving pop and lush ballads, layered with guitar-driven atmosphere, against Tamaryn’s languid and restrained voice. The […]

Os Mutantes headlines The Troubadour on Thursday, May 2. A few years back, Os Mutantes played the Hollywood Bowl and revealed what we are all missing. The absurdist ethereal pop music has inspired many musicians since their breakup decades before, and now their back, and we’re ready for more. Their records have been passed from […]

 CONTEST CLOSED!   For those of you didn’t score tickets to this year’s Coachella, we have another festival for you (at least for the second weekend)! Desert Daze will be held on April, 20 at the Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, CA. This is nothing like a dessert, this is paradise. The area is lined […]

Whoa! It’s been a minute since we last saw a Holy Ghost! performance. We last caught the Brooklyn synthpop duo headline the Echoplex in April of 2011 in support of their self-titled debut album (click here for our album review). Holy Ghost! return to Los Angeles with a headlining show date at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on […]

  We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

Formed in L.A.’s golden years of hip-hop, J.J. Fad originally began as a six-piece female rap group. They slimmed down to three members after being plagued by management and financial issues, leaving MC J.B., Baby-D, and Sassy C with support by DJ Train. Discovered by Eazy-E, they released their 1987 hit single, “Supersonic” via Ruthless […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know […]

 Make way for yet another electronic robot, Dan Deacon, hailing from murder capital USA, aka Baltimore, Maryland — is back with a playfully new symphony. Since 2003, Mr. Deacon has released a whopping eight albums, and while that bulk of musical material is impressive, possibly his greatest talent and the body of his reputation is […]